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Where does “váði” come from?

váði (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vá, from Proto-Germanic waiwō.

váði (Old Norse): scathe, danger, peril, of extreme sudden danger

Definitions

  1. scathe, danger, peril, of extreme sudden danger

Ancestry of “váði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevácorner, angle; disaster; harm”, “disaster
2Proto-Germanicwaiwō—

Words derived from “váði”

  • wath
  • wathe
  • wathe
  • wothe
  • wath
  • woth
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